Nonstop flight route between Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kinloss Barracks (FSS), Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom and St. Theresa Point Airport (YST), St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,285 miles (or 5,287 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Kinloss Barracks and St. Theresa Point Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Kinloss Barracks and St. Theresa Point Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSS / EGQK |
Airport Name: | Kinloss Barracks |
Location: | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°38'57"N by 3°33'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSS |
More Information: | FSS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YST / CYST |
Airport Name: | St. Theresa Point Airport |
Location: | St. Theresa Point, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°50'44"N by 94°51'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 767 feet (234 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YST |
More Information: | YST Maps & Info |
Facts about Kinloss Barracks (FSS):
- The closest airport to Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is RAF Lossiemouth (LMO), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of FSS.
- 19 OTU was split into 236 Operational Conversion Unit and the School of Maritime Reconnaissance in 1947 with 236 remaining at Kinloss.
- The station continues to be home to the RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team, the No 663 Volunteer Gliding School operating the Vigilant T1 and the Moray Flying Club are also based at RAF Kinloss.
- Kinloss Barracks (FSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- After the Argentines invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, Nimrod MR2's adapted for air to air refuelling, were deployed to Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.
- The furthest airport from Kinloss Barracks (FSS) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,616 miles (18,694 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Construction work began in the spring of 1938 to establish RAF Kinloss as a pilot training school.
- Because of Kinloss Barracks's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinloss Barracks at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about St. Theresa Point Airport (YST):
- The furthest airport from St. Theresa Point Airport (YST) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,435 miles (16,793 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of St. Theresa Point Airport's relatively low elevation of 767 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Theresa Point Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to St. Theresa Point Airport (YST) is Island Lake Airport (YIV), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) E of YST.
- St. Theresa Point Airport (YST) currently has only 1 runway.